Paper Moon
Theatre Dance Show & Workshop by acclaimed dance company Shaper/Caper
Performance: Paper Moon
Date: Sunday 26 November
Time: 11:00am
Place: Oak Room, The Rockfield Centre
Age: 2-5, with older siblings welcome!
Cost: Pay What You Can
Performance will have BSL interpretation.
This event is a Pay What You Can event, meaning that you can set a price that is affordable to you. For any questions, please email arts@therockfieldcentre.org.uk.
Workshop: A Day to Play
Date: Saturday 25 November
Time: 11:30am
Place: Oak Room, The Rockfield Centre
Age Recommendation: 2-5
Run time: 45 minutes
Cost: Free
Performance: Paper Moon
Paper Moon is a delightful and memorable interactive adventure show for under 5s by the acclaimed dance company Shaper/Caper, featuring a beautiful set and costume design by Janis Hart.
Following 55 sold-out performances to date, Poppy and her dog Peppy are back to chase MoonMoo across the canvas sky in their paper rockets! The moonlight is beautiful, shining across the bedroom floor as Poppy Diddle dozes off. But is all as calm as it seems? Suddenly, Poppy wakes up to discover that the MoonMoo (the cow that jumped over the moon) has got stuck on the Moon! Poppy’s mission is clear -- and she really needs your help!
Join Poppy and her dog Peppy on this wonderful adventure as she launches across the canvas sky, at the speed of light, towards the Paper Moon. Throughout the show, there are lots of opportunities for children and adults alike to join in Poppy’s journey through movement, and we hope you will join us throughout so that you and your wee one have the best time ever together!
Alongside the show, Shaper/Caper will also be hosting an “A Day to Play” workshop for children aged 2-12 and their grown-ups, giving everyone a chance to get immersed in the world of Paper Moon, getting creative with the dancers and props. This production is generously supported by the Creative Scotland Touring Fund.
Workshop: A Day to Play
Meet A Day to Play: part dance performance, part interactive workshop!
Wee ones and their grown-ups alike are invited to immerse themselves in the world of Paper Moon, getting creative with set and props in a session of guided play. Led by our pro dancers, A Day to Play workshops are designed to encourage a sense of adventure, problem-solving, and collaboration with others for kids - and adults too!
You don't need ANY experience to enjoy A Day to Play, and the more the merrier - so come give it a whirl!
Age recommendation: 2-5
Run time: 45 minutes
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “It was a brilliant show which captured the attention of my 2.5-year-old, who is normally shy but wanted to participate!” Parent
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “BRILLIANT! Loved the interaction with the kids! 10/10” Parent
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Wonderful show. The children were fascinated from the start” Parent
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Amazing! Daddy barking was really funny” Adam, aged 4
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Beautiful piece of work and clearly LOVED by the children” Nursery Worker
About Shaper/Caper
Shaper/Caper are a multi-award-winning dance company and a registered charity based in Dundee. They are an independently led organisation based in Dundee developing the work of multi-award-winning choreographer, BBC Radio 2 Artist in Residence, and Close fellow, Thomas Small. Shaper/Caper was set up in 2015 and are all about communities. Shaper/Caper won the Inspirational Work in Education and Community Outreach Award from One Dance UK in 2020 and found themselves finalists for the Charity / Group Initiative award from Proud Citizen and Digital Citizen Award from the Scottish Charity Awards.
Over the past 6 years, Shaper/Caper have worked with over 45,000 children and young people and have worked with NHS Tayside to deliver their Well Good project across 116 schools and reach 7000 children annually in Dundee, Perth & Kinross and Angus. They were commissioned by V&A Dundee to choreograph a mass participation performance for the opening of V&A Dundee as part of the 3D Festival at Slessor Gardens. The show was shown on BBC 2 and performed to 10,000 people. The show involved 500 young people dancing alongside 8 pro dancers and 3 dancers from Scottish Ballet. Critically acclaimed performance work, such as 'Within This Dust,' inspired by the events of 9/11, has extensively toured the UK over the past 10 years, as well as internationally across North and South America and Europe. As part of Tommy's role as BBC Radio 2 Artist in Residence, their work has been presented to audiences over 30,000 people. Creating excellent art that connects with real people drives the company to want to ensure that as many people as possible, despite their socio-economic backgrounds, race, and/or gender, can access high-quality arts for free. They really believe that the arts are an intrinsic part of achieving a cohesive society that can spark civic action for social change. "
